JAL’s Kiss the Future Morning Links

Kiss the Future  Human League

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj1HGyki_J8

1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates: The Team Can Improve By Selling

https://rumbunter.com/2018/07/10/pittsburgh-pirates-the-team-can-improve-by-selling/

6 Green Weenie

Bucs Drop Yawner 5-1

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/07/bucs-drop-yawner-5-1.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

The Pittsburgh Pirates are showing their frustrations

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/07/10/pittsburgh-pirates-are-showing-their-frustrations-pbd11/

8 Point of Pittsburg

Trading Vazquez Is The Best Worst Thing To Do

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/trading-vazquez-is-the-best-worst-thing-to-do/

9 New Castle News </b>

LARRY KELLY: It's easy for the Pirates to make us quit caring

http://www.ncnewsonline.com/sports/local_sports/larry-kelly-it-s-easy-for-the-pirates-to-make/article_f0b699a8-9089-5ab4-8a64-cefd95a2c067.html

10 Washington Post

Jeremy Hellickson’s strong start lifts Nationals to 5-1 win over Pirates

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/kelvin-herrera-nationals-hang-on-in-5-1-win-over-pirates/2018/07/10/5de96ce8-845e-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html?utm_term=.1ff63b3d70f3

11 SB Nation

Shohei Ohtani is back, and baseball is good unless you’re the Orioles

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/7/10/17542326/orioles-jake-cave-shohei-ohtani-jesus-aguilar

12 CBS Sports

> Cubs trade deadline: Breaking down potential fits, needs, best targets, trade chips

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cubs-trade-deadline-breaking-down-potential-fits-needs-best-targets-trade-chips/

13 Fangraphs

Where Have You Gone, Rance Mulliniks?

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/where-have-you-gone-rance-mulliniks/

14 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Futures Game Preview: Team World

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/41206/futures-game-preview-team-world/

15 Blog Predictions

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html’

16 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?final=true&gamecode=380710123

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0 Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 x 2 7 0 2   W: T. Williams (7-7)   L: G. Gonzalez (6-6)   S: F. Vázquez (20) 12:35 PM ET, July 11, 2018 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Attendance: 21,083 Box Gameview Recap Washington Nationals Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG A. Eaton, RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .316 .389 .410 J. Soto, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 .417 .540 A. Rendon, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .279 .345 .511 B. Harper, CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .213 .369 .468 M. Adams, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .355 .544 T. Turner, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 .349 .407 W. Difo, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .248 .303 .342 M. Wieters, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .321 .356 G. Gonzalez, P 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .065 .065 .097   B. Goodwin, PH 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .197 .324 .361   S. Kelley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   J. Miller, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 31 0 5 0 6 4 8 - - -   Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG J. Harrison, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .256 .291 .348 S. Marte, CF 3 1 1 2 4 1 0 .282 .334 .468 G. Polanco, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .337 .462 F. Cervelli, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .381 .468 D. Freese, 3B 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .272 .327 .415 J. Bell, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .251 .328 .379 J. Luplow, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 J. Mercer, SS 3 1 2 0 4 0 0 .246 .307 .387 T. Williams, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .074 .107 .074   A. Meadows, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 .333 .483   R. Rodríguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   E. Santana, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   C. Moran, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .330 .402   K. Crick, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   F. Vázquez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Totals 29 2 7 2 12 1 6 - - -   2B: Was 1, G. Gonzalez (1). Pit 2, J. Mercer 2 (21). HR: Pit 1, S. Marte (11). HR Detail: Pit, S. Marte (Inning: 3 , 2 Out, 1 on) off G. Gonzalez. Scoring Position: Was - 1 for 7.Pit - 1 for 6.  SH: Was 0,  Pit 1, T. Williams (1).   Washington Nationals Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA G. Gonzalez, (L 6-6) 6.0 6 2 2 1 4 1 24 89 33 - 56 3.72 .257 S. Kelley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 22 9 - 13 2.63 .182 J. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 5 - 10 3.71 .219   Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA T. Williams, (W 7-7) 5.0 4 0 0 3 3 0 22 81 33 - 48 4.36 .241 R. Rodríguez, (Hld 4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 15 7 - 8 2.50 .239 E. Santana, (Hld 10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 14 6 - 8 3.32 .229 K. Crick, (Hld 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 3 - 9 2.12 .195 F. Vázquez, (S 20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 15 5 - 10 3.20 .221   Double Plays: Pit 1, (Mercer to Harrison to Bell). Caught Stealing: Pit 1, S. Marte (5).   Umpires: HP--Meals, 1B--Segal, 2B--Morales, 3B--Hickox. Time: 2:34 Attendance - 21,083